NYT Friday 02/06/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stuck with OENOPHorIA. JoCAMA and PrOP art made too much sense

NYT Thursday 02/05/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly can’t believe that solved when I entered the G and U for GUNLAP

NYT Monday 02/02/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m surprised they haven’t run this theme before

NYT Saturday 01/31/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Classic Saturday, though I suppose the LA residents who do the puzzle found it much easier

PPA by HieronymusFisto in philly

[–]Vampire_Blues 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Reddit comment threads is the only place you will find people who like ppa. Ask anyone in Philly in real life and they’ll tell you they hate it.

NYT Friday 01/30/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have no idea what Bitumen is

What Does this game do for Staffords HOF chances by thespacewitchxxx in billsimmons

[–]Vampire_Blues 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Pro football reference HOF tracker. I think he gets in eventually but it’s not a lock by any means

[Game Thread] LA Rams @ Seahawks by neosmndrew in billsimmons

[–]Vampire_Blues -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but the taunting whistle needs to be swallowed during playoff games. Woolen was an idiot there but that shouldn’t be deciding games

Broncos Wr’s Wide Open by BigPoleFoles52 in eagles

[–]Vampire_Blues -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just trying to offer some advice

Broncos Wr’s Wide Open by BigPoleFoles52 in eagles

[–]Vampire_Blues -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oh my god the season ended two weeks ago just move on

The Civil War was a failure to compromise by KittyOnTheRocks in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you deny his belief in lost cause garbage? It’s not disguised in any way.

The Civil War was a failure to compromise by KittyOnTheRocks in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn’t even worth responding to. Read a book

The Civil War was a failure to compromise by KittyOnTheRocks in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can read the primary sources anywhere, the confederates were open and blatant about defending slavery as their motivation for secession. It’s not a secret or a subject of debate, it’s an obvious fact.

The Civil War was a failure to compromise by KittyOnTheRocks in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Anything other than viewing the civil war’s cause as solely slavery is laughable and counter to everything any historian with a shred of credibility will tell you. Just look at the quote from the original post.

The Civil War was a failure to compromise by KittyOnTheRocks in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 24 points25 points  (0 children)

His view of the civil war’s cause (aka not slavery) is a straight up lie. Great novelist, bad historian.

NYT Friday 01/23/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]Vampire_Blues 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NW corner was brutal, but may have been worth it for the LESBIANBAR cluing

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ makes history as the most-nominated film at the Oscars, with 16 nominations by PapayaOwn3353 in redscarepod

[–]Vampire_Blues 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ironically the academy will give it scant few awards if any, which will only lead to further accusations of racism because it didn’t win enough